SF-143 Between Myth & Reality: Representations Of Spain
Using excerpted readings from travel texts, histories, and essays from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this course will explore the varying descriptions and interpretations of Spain as seen by those traveling through and/or living within its boundaries. From Richard Wright's thought-provoking insights into Franco's Spain's racial issues to Giles Tremlett's straightforward depictions of contemporary Spain, the readings will provide differing filters through which to consider the many contradictions that make up "the Spanish experience".